Research for Prudential has found that one in five couples aged 40+ have never discussed retirement planning and nearly half have no idea what their retirement income will be. Read more ...

Only one in 50 (2 %) people would pay over £1,000 for advice on a defined contribution pension pot worth £61,000, research from Citizens Advice has found.

A Retirement Survey, which polls some of the UK’s leading pension and annuity professionals, found that 86% agree or strongly agree that the UK will see an increase in individuals taking cash beyond their tax-free allowance. Read more ...

The number of pensioners and older people is set to rise rapidly over the next 25 years as the overall population grows from 64.6m today to 74.3m by 2039. Read more ...

At its semiannual meeting in Tokyo in October, the Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB), the global body responsible for international Certified Financial Planner certification outside the US, named three individuals to serve four-year terms on its board of directors, starting on 1 April 2016.

Citizens Advice Bureau has appointed James Plunkett as its new director of policy and advocacy in a role that will give him responsibility for CAB policy on debt and Financial Planning and other key areas. Read more ...

Membership packs welcoming IFP members to the CISI will be sent out next week.

A leading pensions expert believes fundamental reforms to the pensions taxation system are on the way after the Chancellor indicated he would continue to review it all the way through until the 2016 Budget.

The Government has failed to clearly inform people about state pension reforms and appears to have “moved the goalposts”, a scrutiny committee has suggested, as it launched a probe into the new system this morning.

The framework for standards and practice for Financial Planners set out by the global Financial Planning Standards Board has been revised.